Samsung LA26C450E1M TV Resent Freeview problems

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Zipdisk

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Master Geek

#98187 25-Feb-2012 20:04

Since about Wednesday been having very bad pixelation problems
on Prime & Maori channels, this from Ngarara transmitters at Waikanae

TV Model LA26C450E1M with 1024.1 Firmware install in mid January.

The other TV's are OK and the other channels on the same MUX are OK 602Mhz CH DVT37

The TV reports 0 BER and 100 SIG level.

Sky has just went to air its Igloo service on the 24th, 538Mhz CH DVT29 DVD-T2 and I wonder if that is causing problems as I often have compatibility problem for the Ngarara transmitters

Get lots of pixelation about every 30 sec, plus the screen will frees up to a
few seconds and also a black screen for more that 3 seconds.

LG TV's in the past have lost lip sync and I lost sound on a few channels on a Panasonic TV it affected all Panasonic TV in the Kapiti some time ago, and the LG problem was reported to me from a TV shop and confirmed in the shops.

So who do you turn to, set is 14 months old.?

Thanks

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#586774 25-Feb-2012 20:10

I would simply wait. I have same issues on Prime and Maori TV via an HDHomerun from Sugarloaf yet my Samsung and TiVo are fine. There was a thread on trademe referring to Wairarapa transmissions a few days ago reporting the same and conclusion was that tuner was faulty. A Christchurch person then reported the same issue.

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Zipdisk

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Master Geek

#586815 25-Feb-2012 21:51

Thanks

Where do I find that on Trademe as I did not think they had a Forum, tried a simple seach but no luck.

Thanks.

Spyware

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#586820 25-Feb-2012 22:06

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Community/MessageBoard/Messages.aspx?id=965871&topic=42

Zipdisk

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Master Geek

#586822 25-Feb-2012 22:19

Zipdisk: Thanks

Where do I find that on Trademe as I did not think they had a Forum, tried a simple seach but no luck.

Thanks.

Thanks found it, looked under the wrong thread

I posted my comment there, but very interesting.

I do have a Direct contact with Samsung as I used to work with a TV shop many years back and one of there Techs ended up with Samsung as a Top Engineer, I ended up contacting my old bos about this problem but he had been away in Aulk with some rock consert.

stevo4000

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Wannabe Geek

#586840 25-Feb-2012 23:53

Same issues posted in http://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=83&topicid=98182

Looks like the broadcast stream has changed. Something in the video encoding as it is affecting different TVs. In my case (media PC) I can turn off hardware decoding and the picture is fine. I guess it will affect different models of TV depending on how they decode the video stream.

Bren46

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Wannabe Geek

#586888 26-Feb-2012 10:35

I've had the same issue with Prime and Maori TV via DVB-T. Our UHF aerial is pointing towards Mt KauKau and has been working fine for the last 5 years. Checked signal strength which was 92%. All other freeview channels are fine. I tried a re-scan of the channels, however it's still got the same issues this morning Sunday 26th Feb.
Checked the aerial which is fine. I hope this issue can be resolved soon. TV is a Samsung PS42C450 with the latest OTA software.

mgc54

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Geek

#586907 26-Feb-2012 12:27

I made the post re Prime/Maori pixelating over at the Trademe Movies and TV forum.
Please ignore my post #2 at that forum.
My problem seems to be specific to a particular model of Samsung LCD?
samsung LA22D400 22" LCD and samsung LA26D450 26" LCD are just fine.
The problem seems to be with a samsung LA32C530 32" LCD?
Other users of both Samsung and Sony TV's in other regions around the country are experiancing problems with freeview HD pixelation and freezing on Prime and Maori.

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#586909 26-Feb-2012 12:42

mgc54: Other users of both Samsung and Sony TV's in other regions around the country are experiancing problems with freeview HD pixelation and freezing on Prime and Maori.

No problems here (Te Aroha transmitter) with my Sony KDL-32EX400. Also working on my computer through EyeTV.

Zipdisk

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Master Geek

#587021 26-Feb-2012 18:22

Bren46: I've had the same issue with Prime and Maori TV via DVB-T. Our UHF aerial is pointing towards Mt KauKau and has been working fine for the last 5 years. Checked signal strength which was 92%. All other freeview channels are fine. I tried a re-scan of the channels, however it's still got the same issues this morning Sunday 26th Feb.
Checked the aerial which is fine. I hope this issue can be resolved soon. TV is a Samsung PS42C450 with the latest OTA software.

Sky Igloo was turned on last week but uses DVB-T2 digital system, this is what I think is the problem as it started at the same time

Noel Lemming in Kapiti is having lockup with Prime on Toshiba TV's, was given a Demo, DSE had a email I think to day about a similar problem.

Zipdisk

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Master Geek

#587022 26-Feb-2012 18:24

mgc54: I made the post re Prime/Maori pixelating over at the Trademe Movies and TV forum.
Please ignore my post #2 at that forum.
My problem seems to be specific to a particular model of Samsung LCD?
samsung LA22D400 22" LCD and samsung LA26D450 26" LCD are just fine.
The problem seems to be with a samsung LA32C530 32" LCD?
Other users of both Samsung and Sony TV's in other regions around the country are experiancing problems with freeview HD pixelation and freezing on Prime and Maori.

SKY Igloo that is the problem

mgc54

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Geek

#587047 26-Feb-2012 19:36

No announcement of launch of SKY Igloo here in the Wairarapa this week? I thought Igloo was due to launch June/July 2012?
However we do have a new Freeview HD channel, I THINK it arrived this week. Appears as channel 12, CCTV 9 Chinese State TV.

Bren46

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Wannabe Geek

#587064 26-Feb-2012 20:38

Just a quick update, I also noticed this issue the other week, when I was asked that a broadcastor wanted to update one of my channels, thinking this was okay, I said yes and let it perform a auto re-scan of my channels and now all of the problems started with this main TV Samsung PS42C450. I'm using the same coax cable feed to a TV in another room which is does not exhibit any issues of freezing, black screen on on Prime and Maori Tv, as I did not update this TV when I received the same message, as it stuffs up your channel manager settings. If the problem is indeed with Sky and the launch of Sky Igloo, do they ( Sky ) look at this forum and act on our issue/s or does someone need to actually advise Sky or Prime of the issue ?

Zipdisk

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Master Geek

#587065 26-Feb-2012 20:39

SKY Igloo has not been announced I went to 4 TV shops in Kapiti to day and they did not know what I was on about.

My old TV boss (A Sky Installer) that I called about this problem that Sky rang him that Igloo was on air as of the 24th Mux C29 in Kapiti.

Google seaches dont list a thing.

I think that this is causing the problem.

Zipdisk

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Master Geek

#587075 26-Feb-2012 20:47

Bren46: Just a quick update, I also noticed this issue the other week, when I was asked that a broadcastor wanted to update one of my channels, thinking this was okay, I said yes and let it perform a auto re-scan of my channels and now all of the problems started with this main TV Samsung PS42C450. I'm using the same coax cable feed to a TV in another room which is does not exhibit any issues of freezing, black screen on on Prime and Maori Tv, as I did not update this TV when I received the same message, as it stuffs up your channel manager settings. If the problem is indeed with Sky and the launch of Sky Igloo, do they ( Sky ) look at this forum and act on our issue/s or does someone need to actually advise Sky or Prime of the issue ?

No Kordia

The rescan of the channels would not cause this problem, as it would of been to add Ch 29 Chinese C9

Rescanning TV channels is a normal thing to do..

Bren46

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Wannabe Geek

#587086 26-Feb-2012 21:00

Update, I've logged the following request with Sky TV regarding this issue regarding Prime TV and Maori TV via email. Sky's reference number is #120226-000172.

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